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you're sort of swell too, dude...zookeper said:fyi: i came out of alabama :shock:
Alabama Man Arrested for Carring Firearm in WalMart
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Well, I am glad to see the cops lost on their open carry arrest, since it is so plainly legal in Alabama that the prosecutor asked for the case to be dismissed.
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I was in B'ham yesterday/today and thought I was going to need my CC in Wal-Mart. On the way from the wedding venue I stopped to pick-up some beer and snacks to take back to the hotel. I was planning on watching the end of FL giving my beloved Vols the smack-down. Anyway, I had a minor altercation in the middle of the aisle with three males. I was not carrying (not that that would have mattered given how the events unfolded) as I was in my wedding clothes and didn't have my CTAC with me. I only had a OWB holster and didn't feel like pushing the reciprocity agreement by OC. It was an outdoor wedding so I wasn't wearing a jacket.
Luckily, the three backed down when I challenged them verbally. I didn't challenge them to fist-a-cuffs, just questioned their behavior and why they decided to target me. No big deal but still unusual.
Then as I was unloading my gear at the Residence Inn I got into a conversation with another guest. She had a knife pulled on her in the parking lot of the hotel the night before. I didn't get details but apparently he was messing around trying to get in some of the cars in the back parking lot and she came upon him. He challenged her with a knife. She said something about being from Texas and slugged him with her purse. He ran off. Needless to say, I CC'd the remainder of the trip. I even enjoyed the luxury of CCing while eating a nice meal out @ Landry's.
Luckily, the three backed down when I challenged them verbally. I didn't challenge them to fist-a-cuffs, just questioned their behavior and why they decided to target me. No big deal but still unusual.
Then as I was unloading my gear at the Residence Inn I got into a conversation with another guest. She had a knife pulled on her in the parking lot of the hotel the night before. I didn't get details but apparently he was messing around trying to get in some of the cars in the back parking lot and she came upon him. He challenged her with a knife. She said something about being from Texas and slugged him with her purse. He ran off. Needless to say, I CC'd the remainder of the trip. I even enjoyed the luxury of CCing while eating a nice meal out @ Landry's.
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They did not like the wedding party's orange T-shirts?
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Some of this looks like it came right out of my posts on opencarry.org in the Alabama discussion section . . . :lol:
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The charges against an Opp man accused of displaying a gun inside the local Wal-Mart Supercenter in May have been dropped. On May 9, Victor Andrew Mathis, 18, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and carrying a pistol unlawfully after he entered Wal-Mart with a ³pistol on his side.² In a ³Letter to the Editor² printed in the May 12 edition of The Star-News, Mathis defended his actions by stating, ³The events that took place on the morning of 9 May 2007 are what I believe to be the result of misinformation, miscommunication and just plain confusion.²
Before being taken into custody, Mathis alleges he and a friend were pulled from their vehicle at gunpoint, wrestled to the ground and placed into handcuffs.
J. Scott Hooper of Montgomery, Mathis¹ attorney, said the motion to dismiss all charges against Mathis was granted for two reasons. ³The key point was that Andrew had a permit to carry a weapon,² Hooper said. ³According to the attorney general¹s opinion and Alabama Code, a person may carry a weapon concealed or exposed anywhere not so prohibited.
³[Mathis] was licensed to carry a weapon and there was no sign out front of Wal-Mart that said no guns. I can tell you I¹ve been a little more observant when visiting the store. They¹ve got placards that says you have to wear a shirt and shoes and you can¹t smoke, but it doesn¹t say anything about carrying a weapon inside.²
Hooper, who responded Mathis¹ plea printed as part of his letter asking for
assistance, said he took the case strictly on a pro-bono basis. ³I too am a staunch supporter of a person¹s right to bear arms,² he said. ³But the law is the law and Andrew needed someone in his corner.² And apparently the law has made quite the impression on Mathis. He is currently enrolled as a sophomore at Troy University as a pre-law student studying international relations.
³[The incident] has really led me to examine the policies of the law,² Mathis said. ³All while instilling in me a desire to understand the workings of our legal system.²
The charges against an Opp man accused of displaying a gun inside the local Wal-Mart Supercenter in May have been dropped. On May 9, Victor Andrew Mathis, 18, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and carrying a pistol unlawfully after he entered Wal-Mart with a ³pistol on his side.² In a ³Letter to the Editor² printed in the May 12 edition of The Star-News, Mathis defended his actions by stating, ³The events that took place on the morning of 9 May 2007 are what I believe to be the result of misinformation, miscommunication and just plain confusion.²
Before being taken into custody, Mathis alleges he and a friend were pulled from their vehicle at gunpoint, wrestled to the ground and placed into handcuffs.
J. Scott Hooper of Montgomery, Mathis¹ attorney, said the motion to dismiss all charges against Mathis was granted for two reasons. ³The key point was that Andrew had a permit to carry a weapon,² Hooper said. ³According to the attorney general¹s opinion and Alabama Code, a person may carry a weapon concealed or exposed anywhere not so prohibited.
³[Mathis] was licensed to carry a weapon and there was no sign out front of Wal-Mart that said no guns. I can tell you I¹ve been a little more observant when visiting the store. They¹ve got placards that says you have to wear a shirt and shoes and you can¹t smoke, but it doesn¹t say anything about carrying a weapon inside.²
Hooper, who responded Mathis¹ plea printed as part of his letter asking for
assistance, said he took the case strictly on a pro-bono basis. ³I too am a staunch supporter of a person¹s right to bear arms,² he said. ³But the law is the law and Andrew needed someone in his corner.² And apparently the law has made quite the impression on Mathis. He is currently enrolled as a sophomore at Troy University as a pre-law student studying international relations.
³[The incident] has really led me to examine the policies of the law,² Mathis said. ³All while instilling in me a desire to understand the workings of our legal system.²
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The same guy had another open carry run in with the police recently. He posts as Vmathis.
Here is the teaser, the Deputy said, "That's God**** bull**** right there!"
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum59/5013.html
Here is the teaser, the Deputy said, "That's God**** bull**** right there!"
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum59/5013.html
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